Sign and method of manufacture thereof



March 30, 1937. E. MUELLER SIGN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Filed March 5, 1956 I [12 van tor z? Patented Mar. 30, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SIGN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Eugen Mueller, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada 4 Claims.

The invention relates to display signs such as those embodying letters, figures and ornaments for advertising purposes, and in which brilliancy is imparted to the indicia by light reflection means.

The invention comprehends a sign in which a luminous effect is obtained by utilizing indicia of foil stamped or otherwise deformed to produce reflecting faces or facets. In the preferred form of the indicia the foil is corrugated or plain to compose the reflecting surfaces. The obverse surface of the indicia may be coated with a brilliant lacquer to aid reflection.

The impressioned indicia are mounted upon a supporting member such as a suitable placard in the form of cardboard, wood or a wire frame.

The invention also comprehends a stand or base on which the supporting member is mounted, which stand has a reflecting surface that throws light rays upon the indicia to promote the luminous effect. This reflecting surface is coloured and one part may be of a different colour to another part so as to impart a variety of colours to the indicia upon the supporting member.

In carrying out the invention thin metal foil is used of about 0.2 m. m. thickness, which is too frail to cut out by means of shears or to stamp out by dies, because very little pressure destroys the impressions. Even when a fine sawblade is resorted to difficulty is encountered in cutting out the indicia.- However it has been ascertained that by making a stack of about 20 or more layers of similarly impressioned material, the indicia can be satisfactorily cut therefrom with a fine sawblade.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a sign constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is an edge view.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures throughout the drawing of the invention.

In the drawing, the sign illustrated is given as a typical example and consists of indicia 5 in the form of letters composed of thin foil stamped or otherwise deformed to produce uniform corrugations 6 which extend horizontally as shown.

The indicia are mounted upon the supporting member 1 which may be a cardboard sheet of suitable colour, or such other material as will satisfactorily sustain the indicia. In the use of a cardboard sheet the foil may be attached by glue or other suitable adhesive.

The base is shown as a flat strip 8 having a slot 9 in which the lower edge of the supporting member is inserted so as to extend perpendicularly thereto. The upper surface ill of the base or stand may have embossed facets such as to serve for the reflection of light onto the indicia. Said surface may be all one colour or it may be divided into areas of contrasting colours, and in Figure 2 it is lined to represent the colours green, red and blue arranged in transverse areas.

Foil in layer form suitably embossed may be applied to the top of the stand to produce the refleeting surface ll], however other expedients may be employed to this end.

What I claim is:

1. A sign composed of a substantially flat base or stand having a top reflecting surface characterized by multiple facets formed by raised irregular portions adapted for angular reflection of light rays, an upright supporting member carried by said base or stand to one side of the refleeting surface thereof, and brilliant foil in sheet form fashioned into indicia, said indicia being mounted flat against the upright supporting member and having a series of horizontally extending corrugations impinged by the light rays, reflected by the aforementioned facets.

2. A sign composed of a substantially flat base or stand having a top reflecting surface characterized by multiple facets formed by embossing adapted for angular reflection of light rays, an upright supporting member carried by said base or stand to one side of the reflecting surface thereof, and brilliant foil in sheet form fashioned into indicia, said indicia being mounted flat against the upright supporting member and having a series of horizontally extending corrugations impinged by the light rays reflected by the aforementioned facets.

3. A sign composed of a substantially flat base or stand having a top reflecting surface formed by hills and valleys producing multiple facets adapted for angular reflection of light rays, said reflecting surface being divided into areas of different colours, an upright supporting member carried by said base or stand to one side of the reflecting surface thereof, and brilliant foil in sheet form fashioned into indicia, said indicia being mounted flat against the upright supporting member and having a series of horizontally extending corrugations impinged by the light rays reflected by the aforementioned facets.

4. A sign composed of a substantially flat elongated base or stand having an embossed top reflecting surface producing multiple facets for angular reflection of light rays, the reflecting surface being longitudinally divided into areas of diffierent colours, said base or stand having a lengthwise slot in its upper surface adjoining 5 one of the longitudinaledges thereof, a vertical sheet member having its bottom edge portion in- 

